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Nonprofits that wish to integrate revenue-generating activities into their operations must think strategically about who will benefit from them and how they will further their social mission. A feature story from the Fall 2019 issue.
Diasporan communities have too often been overlooked in business ventures aimed at both increasing profit and providing social good. A feature story from the Fall 2019 issue.
Massive investment in surgical care is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and improving health equity. The surgical device industry should take the lead. Open access to this article is made possible by Harvard Medical School.
Blockchain has done more than simply enable Chinese social entrepreneurs to improve the transparency, trustworthiness, and fundraising of the country’s charitable causes. It has helped launch a more decentralized and autonomous philanthropic sector.
Development practitioners must build a culture of learning, negotiation, and collaboration, so that the generation and use of evidence are integrated into program design and implementation.
Companies seeking to do business in low-income markets often make the mistake of transferring assets from higher-income markets to fill perceived gaps. They should instead look to partner with those who live in these markets and to identify the assets already available there.
The Missouri Model lays out a framework, based on the science of trauma, that organizations can use to shift culture and policies and improve outcomes. A feature article from the Summer 2019 issue.
A new class of innovators is advancing the public good by figuring out what people actually need and then testing, improving, and scaling solutions that may already be out there. Here are the four elements of their method.
Children and adolescents confront a mental health treatment gap in which many who need help do not get it. Philanthropy can help fill this gap by investing in new models of delivering care.
Anxiety about debt and financial stability can severely reduce the productivity and health of employees, which can hurt a company’s bottom line. Businesses, government, and philanthropic organizations should embrace the case for improving the financial well-being of workers.
